Melinis minutiflora Seeds | Molasses Grass
LATIN NAME: Melinis minutiflora
COMMON NAME: Molasses Grass
Plant Profile
Among the ornamental and useful plants raised from seed, Molasses Grass (Melinis minutiflora) stands out as a grass in the grass family. Molasses grass covers warm slope in soft, pink fuzz, and fine, sticky heads carry sweet scent of warm evenings. Grass is a fine, generous presence of warm pasture, and it is a grass of open, sunny, well-drained ground. Bees and other pollinators visit the flowers freely through the season. Gardeners value it precisely for this blend of qualities.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Melinis minutiflora ranges from the botany of the grass family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. With present-day seed handling, raising this species well within the reach of any careful grower.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Molasses Grass earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Molasses grass is a fine, generous grass of warm slope and sunny bank. It is a fine, generous grass of open, sunny, well-drained garden. Give young clumps warm, open slope, and pink fuzz will spread in the first season. Getting it going is easy; keeping it going is easier still.
A tree like this repays patience for decades: it cools and shelters its surroundings, hosts birds and insects, and stores carbon in timber that outlives its planter.
Growing from Seed
Molasses Grass grows readily from seed. Surface-sow onto a light, well-drained compost, dust over a thin covering, and keep evenly moist and sunny until the seedlings show. Once the seedlings have made true leaves, pot them on individually and plant out when they are sturdy and conditions are right.
Our Take
Given the right start, Molasses Grass is a long-term garden companion. Beginners will find it patient of imperfect technique.
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